A 56 year old Sedalia man was convicted by a federal trial jury Friday, November 2, 2018 of his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and prescription opioids, that’s according to the US Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri.
Jackie R. Shelledy, was found guilty of the charge contained in an Aug. 29, 2018, federal indictment.
Evidence introduced during the trial indicated that Shelledy, a member of the Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club, sold methamphetamine and prescription pills to co-defendant Teresa A. Wolfe, 53, of Sedalia. Wolfe then distributed the illegal drugs to other individuals. Shelledy had also purchased methamphetamine from Wolfe.
An undercover agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives made a series of undercover purchases of methamphetamine as well as some prescription pills from Wolfe.
Officers seized drug paraphernalia and a bottle of prescription pills in someone else’s name when they executed a search warrant at Shelledy’s residence on February 13, 2018.
Following the presentation of evidence, the jury in the U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., deliberated for four and a half hours before returning the guilty verdict, ending a trial that began Monday, Oct. 29, 2018.